Persicaria chinensis

Persicaria chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. chinensis
Binomial name
Persicaria chinensis
L. H.Gross
Synonyms
  • Ampelygonum chinense (L.) Lindl.
  • Ampelygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Masam.
  • Coccoloba indica Wight ex Meisn.
  • Persicaria umbellata (Houtt.) Nakai
  • Polygonum auriculatum Meisn.
  • Polygonum chinense L.
  • Polygonum densiflorum Blume
  • Polygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Koidz.
  • Rumex umbellatus Houtt.

Persicaria chinensis (synonym Polygonum chinense), commonly known as creeping smartweed or Chinese knotweed, is a plant species from the family Polygonaceae. It is widespread across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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